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Baltic University in Uzbekistan 12 SAIL for Teachers 13 Phd Students Conference 14 Belarus and Estonia 15 Conferences, Seminars & Events 2013 16 Organization 18 ANNUAL REPORT 2013 The Baltic University Programme 1 Baltic University Programme Uppsala Centre for Sustainable Development Uppsala University, Villavägen 16, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden Phone: +46-18-471 18 40 Fax: +46-18-471 17 89 E-mail: [email protected] Web page: www.balticuniv.uu.se Production: Baltic University Press, Geotryckeriet, 2014 Graphic design: Magnus Lehman Photographs by Baltic University Programme and Uppsala University, unless otherwise stated. Cover photos by Krzysztof Ciesielski. 2 The Baltic University Programme in 2013 Introduction Baltic University Programme (BUP) activities started in 1991 as a platform for cooperation between uni- versities, their staff and students with focus on a sustainable development in the Baltic Sea region. We fulfill our tasks in different ways; by organizing conferences and courses for teachers and students, and through developing new course materials and common projects. With these activities we are well situated as a Flagship project under the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, in which BUP has been given the task to enhance cooperation among Institutes of Higher Education in the region. In this respect, we can high- light the active participation of BUP students in the Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Re- gion in November in Vilnius. This year we can notice that the number of students reading the BUP-produced courses is higher than the year before. This is a very good sign. A large number of universities use the materials, which have be- come very easy to access because the BUP course materials are available on our website. The most re- cently constructed course, Sustainable development, has all its materials as well as a guide for teachers on the website for three levels; basic, medium and advanced. Voluntary contributions were introduced last year, to secure the secretariat and activities, that could no longer be supported by external project funding. We are very grateful for the positive reaction and sup- port from the universities, their rectors and vice chancellors. We are encouraged to continue and also to develop new activities. One such new activity was the BUP PhD-students’ conference, which was for the first time held in October 2013. The next BUP Rectors’ conference, which will take place 22-24 October 2014 in Visby, Sweden, will follow up and give the overall guidelines for the future use of the voluntary con- tributions. At the same time we should not forget the great value of the support through local organization and co-financing of BUP activities at many universities through the years. For the first time we also introduced the course Maritime Spatial Planning for Professionals, wgich was organized in cooperation between three pan-Baltic organisations, VASAB, HELCOM and BUP. The course was an answer to a Baltic Sea regional competence development need, as the EU directive on maritime spatial planning will be adopted in 2014. At the same time the target group for such a course is spread over a large geographical area, which is why the BUP was invited by the VASAB-HELCOM working group on maritime spatial planning to coordinate the course. Two teachers’ training activities were organized during 2013. After sailing with students already since for 1998, we had for the first time had the opportunity to invite a group of 30 teachers on board the STS Frederyk Chopin, for a one week course during which the participants could learn about sustaina- bility from and with each other. At the same time the group served as a hard working international crew on board the sailing ship. As the tour reached Visby on Gotland, a one-day visit was organized to Uppsala University- Campus Gotland, and the participants learned about the island and ongoing research in differ- ent areas of sustainable development. During the year two BUP international board meetings were organized. The main issues on the agenda were the new activities for the PhD-students and the upcoming BUP rectors’ conference. In spring Prof. Kerstin Sahlin, resigned as chair of the board, and Prof. Roland Roberts was appointed as the new chair. We warmly thank prof. Sahlin and welcome prof Roberts to the BUP board. Sincere acknowledgements also go the whole board and to the national centres’ and their directors for their dedicated work on the BUP during the year. Paula Lindroos 3 Contents Baltic University Programme 5 Financial Report 6 BUP Courses 7 Course Statistics 9 Student Conferences: Rogow 10 Student Conference: Vilnius 11 Baltic University in Uzbekistan 12 SAIL for Teachers 13 PhD Students Conference 14 Belarus and Estonia 15 Conferences, Seminars & Events 2013 16 Organization 18 4 The Baltic University Programme The Baltic University Programme network has 232 members throughout the Baltic Sea region. The coordination secretariat of the Baltic University is placed at the Uppsala Centre for Sustainable Development, Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University. During 2013 its focus has been on internationalisation, interdisciplinarity and sustainable development of universities, research and education in the region. The Baltic University arranges conferences, workshops and projects with researchers, teachers and students. The results from our projects, in which researchers and also stakeholders outside universities coop- erate, developed into comprehensive and multidsciplinary educational resources on the theme sustainable development. The Flagship project Baltic University. In February 2013 the Action Plan of the Baltic Sea Strategy for the European Union was updated in which the task of the Baltic University has been strengthened through a new potential flagship project (Campus Greening). The Baltic University Programme offered students a more visible role with 39 students at- tending the annual forum of the Baltic Sea Regional Strategy which was held on 10-12 november 2013 in Vilnius. A group of students from the Baltic University will also participate in the Annual Forum next year in June in Turku. Student Activity The following activities were arranged for students from the region during 2013: 1. The e-learning course Sustainable Water Management (SWM) was held at Uppsala University during the spring and 14 students participated. 2. The student conference Governance for Sustainable Development - new challenges for countries, cities, universities and students, was held 10-14 April in Rogow, Polen. At the spring conference a student parliament was arranged and an international student representative was elected to the board of the Baltic University Programme. The conference was arranged in cooperation with the Warsaw University of Agriculture and Lodz Technical University (BUP-centre in Poland). 80 students from the region participated. 3. Summer Academy: Challenges of Sustainable Development in Poland. A summer course was arranged in coopera- tion with the Sendzimir foundation, 7-27 July 2013 in Torun, Poland. 20 students participated. 4. During the summer BUP cooperated in the action Race for the Baltic (http://raceforthebaltic.com/home.php), which was arranged as a race by bike around the Baltic Sea. Roundtable discussions with decision makers were ar- ranged at a number of places. A declaration was also submitted at the Helcom ministerial meeting in October 2013. 5. The course Sustainability Applied in International Learning (SAIL, 7,5 ECTS) was arranged by Uppsala University and took place between 10-24 August. 30 students participated. Together with an international team of 8 teachers they sailed and studied for two weeks on the Polish sailing ship STS Fryderik Chopin. 6. Sustainability and Waste Management. This summer course in Hamburg was arranged in cooperation with Hamburg University of Applied Sciences between 17-21 September. 25 students participated in the course. 7. The second student conference was arranged as a side event of “ The 4th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea region Baltic Sea, Baltic Growth, Baltic Environment”, between 10-13 November in Vilnius. 39 students from the region participated. Teachers climbing the yardarms on STS Fryderik Chopin during SAIL Workshop and role-play “Amoeba” at Rogow Student Conference. for Teachers. Photo: Gloria Gallardo. Photo: Krzysztof Ciesielski. 5 Courses Baltic University Programme has produced educational material for 11 courses: Baltic Sea Environment, A Sustaina- ble Baltic Region, Area Studies, Education for Change, English for Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Environmental Science, Sustainable Water Management, Sustainable Community Development, Sustainability Applied in International Learning, Ecosystem Health and Sustainable Agriculture. A new course material is now also available online, Sustainable Development. (http://www.balticuniv.uu.se/sustaina- bledevelopmentcourse). Baltic University educational material is used at the universities according to general course descriptions but also in parts as modules and as supplementary material at existing courses. Statistical figures from universities in the network are collected from teachers by the Baltic University centres in each country. During the last three years student participation in Baltic University courses averaged about 8,600 students. In addition many students participate in student conferences and in the SAIL and SWM courses. In conclusion it can be estimated that Baltic University engages about 9,000 students each year. This long-term cooperation and geographically wide and numerically large membership
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